In 1860, Dinabandhu Mitra’s drama Nil Darpan told a shattering story about the Bengal region which was terrorised by British Indigo Planters. In 2016, award-winning playwright Ben Musgrave travelled to Bangladesh in order to find out what the play, and indeed the history of Indigo cultivation, still means to the country. In his presentation, Ben will talk about his remarkable journey to Bangladesh, and this unique and troubling part of Bengali history.

A Season of Bangla Drama is produced by Tower Hamlets Council.

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